There’s no denying that today was “TEH SUCK!”  I won’t bore with you with all the boring work-related, hormonal, cable getting switched off details but let’s just all agree that Slackermama and Slackerpapa will be getting pissed on Gin and Tonics.  However the day wasn’t without it’s highlights as witnessed by:

1)  Evie’s reaction to me calling her a “Pretty Pretty Princess” when I get home every evening.  Note the skirt part of her outfit hiked up due to her constantly pulling at it.  She’s going to be one of those little girls that rocks back and forth holding up her dress saying “Papa! Papa you know what?  Papa! You know what?”  I’m in big trouble:

2) Liam seeing an Oreo logo on a table card at Wendy’s and remarking:  “Cookie!”  What’s even more remarkable than knowing the logo is the fact that this kid has probaly had a grand total of 2 Oreos his entire life since we are huge cheapskates and buy the knockoff brands like “Hydrox” (does that sound like laundry detergent to anyone else?).  His brother is profoundly intelligent and so far Liam looks like he’s following in his footsteps.  One of them is bound to be an evil genius.

3) Harry purchasing two bags of candy at the store and offering me some:

Harry: Papa, you want some?
me: What is it?
Harry: Skittles!
me: What the hell is a “Skittle?”
Harry: *giggles like a little girl*

Well at least we now know which one will be the evil genius.

When I got home from work this evening I greeted each of my twitlins as usual and grabbed up Evie and the camera so I could snap some pics hoping for one of her famous smiles.  I couldn’t get her to smile because she was too interested in what I was doing:

Meanwhile Liam was watching tv and I thought this would make a cute picture.  You know how sometimes a wildlife photographer will go missing and all they’ll find is his camera and when they develop the pictures there are all these pics of a grizzly bear getting closer and closer?  These pictures remind me just how dangerous wildlife can be:

Once on my lap he started grabbing the camera and I had it aimed towards Harry.  Liam decided the little silver button on the camera was fun to click and Harry played along: 

He snapped off one final picture before I finally wrestled the camera from his grubby little hands:

And he and Harry proceeded to be the monkeys they are:

We visited a Woodcraft retail store today with my parents and at said store was a build-it-yourself guitar kit. Harry already has a strong interest in both music and woodworking so needless to say he stoked at the idea of building your own guitar. He also has a small beginners guitar that his uncle bought him for Christmas a few years ago. After we talked to the guy about the kit and the six week class they offer to build it Harry and I had the following conversation:

Harry: Papa?
me: yes?
Harry: my guitar only plays country music
me: *blink* what do you mean kiddo?
Harry: when I play my guitar why does only country music come out of it? I want it to play rock and roll music
me: well Harry the guitar doesn’t play the music, the person playing the guitar decides what kind of music comes out of it
Harry: oh…. *deep intense thought*

Several hours later (after the drama of my parents newly purchased air conditioner for their camper getting blown off the roof of our van onto the highway) Harry came down stairs:

Harry: my guitar is STILL only playing country music!
me: what do you mean?
Marilyn: can you tell us what sound its making?
Harry: well I don’t know what sound but it doesn’t sound like rock and roll music
*Marilyn looks at me and I look at her and we simultaneously come to a sudden realization as to just what the HELL he’s talking about*
me: well Harry you need a different kind of guitar to play rock and roll music
Marilyn: yeah you need an electric guitar
me: what you have is an acoustic guitar and thats the kind of guitar they generally use for country music

Sometimes it takes a little bit to get on his same wavelength…